If the Chinese market has changed most obviously in recent years, in addition to the rapid advancement of new energy models, another point is the blossoming of seven-seat models. Analyzing the reasons behind it, on the one hand, the promotion of population policy has created a group of young dads; on the other hand, married consumers who have bought cars or compact SUVs in the past have also reached the node of changing cars, and it is obvious that the larger seven-seat SUV will be the just need of this group of people.
And in the dazzling seven-seat SUV, there are always some models that can hit your heart, the new commander was launched in the second half of this year, a total of 4 models were launched, the price range is 23.98-32.98 million yuan, compared with the old models, the new models have mainly made some adjustments in design and configuration. And for the Jeep Grand Commander car, if you use two words to describe, I think "interesting" and "pragmatic" will be more appropriate, then can it hit your heart? Let's get straight to the point.
If you pay attention to the Jeep brand, then you may know that at the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show, a concept car called "Jeep Cloud Atlas" was unveiled at the GAC FCA Exhibition. It was also the first SUV concept car built by a Chinese joint venture for the local market, and a year later, the Big Commander came.
We can see that the original Grand Commander retained many design elements of the Cloud Atlas Concept car in the design, such as a new design language different from the Free Hero and Free Light; such as the body proportions designed for the mid-size SUV, or the more rigid and rigid lines... These are presented on the Grand Commander.
Fast forward to 2021, we met the latest big commander at the Chengdu Auto Show in August, and the design has been slightly adjusted, the most obvious of which is that the front bumper is more refined.
The front face of the Grand Commander adopts the latest family design language of the Current Jeep brand, the classic seven-hole intake grille is naturally a design element that will not change, the interior of the intake grille is outlined with exquisite chrome decoration to outline the hexagonal grid, while the grille is surrounded by black bright lacquer treatment, silver and black double, layered front face is very spiritual.
The side part also continues the boxy attributes of the whole car, whether it is the waist line or the roof is a relatively straight line, including the D column does not do the slightest downward processing, in fact, we see Jeep's model is more like this kind of processing method, it is easy to reflect the feeling of the big car, and this big car feeling is just right on the big commander - this car is the largest in the current Jeep brand domestic models, the vehicle size reaches 4895 * 1896 * 1754mm, The wheelbase is 2800mm, which is a relatively standard mid-size SUV body.
In addition to a large number of straight lines, the door panels near the front and rear wheel arches of the Great Commander's side are relatively large, and the visual muscle feeling is very obvious.
The exterior mirror of the real-time model uses double curvature, which is still necessary for larger cars, and the model we actually shot this time is the 2.0T flagship all-wheel drive version, with a tire size of 235/55 R19.
I personally think the design of the tail of the commander is very brilliant, first of all, the recognition of the LED light group is relatively high, and the effect after lighting is also very good. Similar to the front face, the rear of the big commander has a distinct sense of layering, high brake lights, through-type chrome strips, silver lower guard plate to distinguish the rear into three areas, the overall shape is relatively thick, for an SUV is a good thing, everyone pays more attention to the calm atmosphere at this level.
In general, the appearance of the big conductor has a sense of trend and a sense of high-end, while retaining the excellent sense of power of the American SUV, which is a more coordinated design language.
Jeep Grand Commander's interior grade is also relatively good, the Grand Commander provides a total of two interior colors: pure black color and Yadan brown color, texture is black brown color compared to pure black is not so dull, the sense of premium will be better.
The layout of the interior adopts a standard symmetrical design, the material is basically based on soft materials, the air conditioning outlet is embedded in the two sides of the central control screen in a flying wing layout, and the physical buttons in the air conditioning area below are the physical buttons in the air conditioning area, and the demand for touch at this level is actually not high, and everyone is more accustomed to the blind operation of the buttons.
Jeep Commander did not use the popular full LCD instrument, mechanical instrument + an 8.4-inch central touch screen is also enough, functional support for Carplay and Carlife expansion, top model also supports car networking system and OTA upgrades. The car machine system adopts Jeep's Uconnect system, the black and white color matching is still relatively simple and stylish, the menu logic is done well in the joint venture brand, and most functions can be found quickly. However, in today's era of increasing central control screen size, the 8.4-inch central control screen of the big commander is slightly smaller, and even the top model is equipped with a reversing image, which is easy to criticize.
The steering wheel continues the advantages of the Jeep brand's good grip, and the steering wheel of the top model we actually shot also has this piece of peach wood material to enhance the sense of luxury. The function buttons on both sides of the steering wheel are also clear and clear, the left side is the media control area, the right side is the cruise and menu control area, as the flagship of the Jeep brand, the big commander will not lag behind in the configuration, active braking, ACC adaptive cruise, lane keeping, and parallel assist are all equipped, and can be manipulated on the right side of the steering wheel.
The commander designed the front seat side adjustment button, which is what we commonly call the "boss key", and the whole series is equipped with three-zone automatic air conditioning as standard, and the USB and 230V power interfaces in the rear are also sufficient, it can be seen that in fact, Jeep's positioning of this car is hoped to be able to take into account between home and business reception.
Looking at the Interior of the Jeep Commander, the chrome trim strips outline more areas, while dividing the areas through different colors of leather, and there is a small area of wood grain trim in the seats, door panels, center consoles, and the overall design style is traditional, but the texture is excellent. This interior may not be so popular among young people, but it will be a good evaluation for buyers over 35 years old, and it is worth mentioning.
How the space performs, is this level of buyers very concerned about the car purchase factor, or first review the car body parameters. The big commander is positioned in the medium SUV, the vehicle size is 4895 * 1896 * 1754mm, the wheelbase is 2800mm, we also compared the body size of the big commander and the same level of competitors Sharp Jie, Tiguan L, Oncove Plus these models, it can be seen that in the body size and wheelbase, the big commander is actually still a medium to high level. Thanks to the more square shape of the whole vehicle, we speculate that the big commander should have an excellent performance in the head space.
So how does the actual space in the car perform?
Our editorial colleagues have previously had a practical experience of the interior space of the Grand Commander, and after adjusting the front main driver's seat to a suitable driving position, the 182cm experiencer has about two fists of head space in the front row.
At this time, the front row of the main driver's seat position is unchanged, the second row of seats is adjusted to the end, at this time he has more than two fists of leg space in the second row, as well as two fists of head space, but the third row of space is stretched, for petite girls or children The third row of space is not a big problem, but for adult men only supply emergency use, but even 182cm experiencers also have a punch head space in the third row, which also confirms the view mentioned above.
But what needs to be explained here is that in the seven-seat SUV segment, everyone's space performance is half a pound, and the one that really determines whether the third row can be used normally is the sitting posture, and the second is comfort. The advantage of the big commander is that the sitting posture of the third row of seats is the higher in the same level, there will be no feeling of sitting on a small bench, and the third row is also set up with an air conditioning outlet, the seat material and headrest softness are not perfunctory, and even a reading light is set, so in fact, the availability of the third row of the big commander is relatively good in the same level.
From the perspective of actual space experience, the big commander is still quite bright in the performance of the riding space, and the head or leg space in the five-seat state is very abundant at the same level, but the leg space in the back row of the seven-seat state will be affected to a certain extent.
In addition to the seating space, the storage space of the vehicle is also more important for such models that focus on family use, first of all, let's talk about the storage space. The commander's vehicle storage space is considered to be lower than medium at the same level, and the conventional cup holder and armrest box are available, but the main problem is that there is no place to place the mobile phone, and it is not an electronic gear lever, so there is no hollow storage compartment under the center console, which will cause the owner to have small and fragmented items that are not easy to prevent. The storage space in the rear row is relatively regular, and there are also storage slots for mobile phones on the rear exhaust air outlet, and there are still some places for this car to optimize its storage space.
Next, talk about the dynamic part, review the parameters: The Grand Commander is currently equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine, the maximum power is 172kW/5000rpm, the peak torque reaches 350N·m/2500-4500rpm, matches a 9AT automatic transmission, and there are two two-wheel drive models and two four-wheel drive models in the whole series, equipped with a timely four-wheel drive system.
Due to increasingly stringent emission regulations, the general parameters of today's 2.0T engines are not too aggressive, and the book parameters of the 2.0T engine of The Jeep Grand Commander are in the upper middle of the same class, and both power and torque are at the mainstream level. The official did not announce the car's 100 km acceleration results, but according to the performance of this car in the test drive activity, the four-wheel drive version of the 100 km acceleration in 9 seconds (non-rigorous test), the acceleration of the body feeling during the sharp acceleration is not strong, the output of the entire power is gradual, the gearbox will pay more attention to the comfort of this level, and weaken the feeling of gear shifting, this power performance in the 7-seat SUV market segment is at a good level.
The Grand Commander uses electric power steering, the power setting is lighter, the foot feeling of the accelerator pedal and brake is also relatively soft, whether it is acceleration or deceleration is very linear, and the Tiguan L European car style is somewhat similar. However, for this type of IKEA seven-seat SUV, it is obviously more suitable for a relaxed driving style.
The Suspension of the Grand Commander is the front McPherson independent suspension, the rear multi-link independent suspension, the suspension type is a common type of this level, and the adjustment can show the skill. The suspension setting of the big commander can give a good review, from the attribute point of view, the big commander is a more suitable model for smooth cruising, so the suspension is actually relatively soft, the stroke is also longer, but not the past American SUV kind of swing, the rebound of the shock absorber will not be too much, the entire suspension can absorb the kinetic energy faster, plus the body is larger, so when driving, you can clearly feel the thickness of the chassis.
Dynamic part of my evaluation is not bad, the matching of the whole set of powertrain is more mature, and the chassis adjustment skills are deep, the four-wheel drive system is more of a special weather and road conditions to make up, the entire driving texture is in line with the positioning of this car, plus excellent NVH, the sense of grade that opens up is very Nice.
Configuration is the point that many people value when choosing a car, on the one hand, because the technology configuration does determine the car experience to some extent, on the other hand, the configuration in the minds of consumers is also the most intuitive part that can reflect the cost performance. So at the price of 300,000, what is the configuration level of this top-equipped Commander 2.0T four-wheel drive flagship version?
In terms of safety configuration, the top model of the big commander is a driver assistance system with 6 airbags + knee airbags + L2 levels, and 6 airbags are standard in the whole series, and the knee airbags are equipped in addition to the lowest models, that is to say, in the passive safety level, the commander is more complete, and the active safety configuration is also the configuration that people have at this level.
However, the safety configuration is always a less obvious part of the perception, the impact of the car experience is more in the practicality, comfort of the configuration, the Commander 2.0T four-wheel drive flagship version is still relatively rich in practical configuration, full speed adaptive cruise, electric induction trunk with position memory, active closed air intake grille, front seat ventilation heating, rear seat heating, three-zone automatic air conditioning with PM2.5 filter device... These are more frequently used and make driving easier and more comfortable to ride.
Full text summary: From the perspective of product performance, the big commander is actually a more special model in the Jeep brand - it is particularly thorough in the needs of Chinese consumers, excellent power, easy driving, the appearance of the atmosphere while the interior can also provide a certain sense of luxury, such a car configuration is not low, Chinese consumers want these, for most people, can use a car to solve the thing will not consider two cars is not it. Back to the title, the big space American pragmatic is perhaps its best description, and more importantly, in this size of the joint venture brand seven-seat SUV, the overall price of the big commander is not high.